Heel-breasting machine.



T. G. PLANT.

HEEL BREASTING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 11,1900.

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THOMAS G, PLANT, 035 BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR TO UNITED SHOE MACHINERY COMI PANY, F PATER SON,

JERSEY.

NEW JERSEY, A CORPORATION OF NEW Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 18, 1914.

Application flied one 11, 1909. Serial No. 501,449.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Tnonms Gr. PLANT, a citizen of the United States. residing in Boston, in the county of Suffolk and State of Massachusetts, have invented an linprovemcnt in Hcel'llreusting lvlachines. of

which the following description, in connection with the accompanying drawings, is a specification, like letters on the drawings representing like parts.

The invention to be hereinafter described relates to machines for treating the bottom portions of boots and shoes and more particularly to machines of this general charactr having means for acting upon heels.

- The aims and purposes of the present invention are to provide a machine more especially designed to breast the heels of boots and shoes. which will be simple in construction and eilicient and rapid in operation, all of which, and other objects, will best be made clear from the following description and accompanying drawings of one form or embodiment of means for carrying the, invention into practical. effect. it being understood that the invention is not cirriunsrribcd by the illustrated and described details, but is defined in its true scope in the claims.

ln the drawings: Figure 1 is a side elevation of a machine embodying the features of the present invention; Fig. 2 is a detail sectional view on line 22,.Fig. 1, showing 'the shoe support or jack that may be employed; Fig. 3 is an enlarged sectional view of the lower portion of the machine on the line Fig. 1; Fig. 4 is an enlarged sectional detail of the lower portion of the presser-plate actuator. on line 44, Fig. 3; Fig. 5 is an enlarged detail view in front elevation of the upper part of the machine. some of the parts being broken away and others shown in section to disclose parts beyond; Fig. (3 is a detail sectional view on line (5- 5, Fig. 5, showing the means for locking the breaster stop supporting means: Fig. 7 is a detail view on line 7-7, Fig. 5. showing the chip guard and the. manner of supporting it in front of the breastor knife; Fig. 8 is an enlarged detail sectional view on the line S' -R, .l ig. 5; Fig. 9 is on on larged front view showing the knife. its slide, and adjacent parts; and Fig. 10 is a detail partly in section showing the means for locking the shoe support or jack in heel bronstmg position.

The muchino frame for supporting the operating parts of the machine may be of any .usual or desired character, and herein is riuu'csentod as a. column 1 having suitable upwardly ertcnding portions 2, Fig. 5, and brackets 3 and 4, Figs. 5 and 8. for sustaining and guiding the moving parts. features may be in form and kind suitable to the purpose intended.

Mounted in hearings in the lower portion of the column 1 is the main shaft 5, Figs. 1 and 3, provided with suitable driving means, as the pulleys t5 and 7, both of which maybe loose on the shaft, so that when the belt is shifted to the pulley 6, said pulley may run idle without danger of starting the machine even though the machine start- 3 7, how- These Any to rest, such clutch being preferably operated by a treudle 8. pivoted at 9 to the column 1. This clutch may be of the general form and rhuracter set forth in up plication. Ser. No. 413,540, filed Jan. 31, 1908, or of any other usual or well known to those skilled in the art, and as it forms no part of the present invention it need not be further described.

Sustained upon the machine frame 1 at the lower part thereof is the supporting arm 10, Fig. 1, pivoted at 11 to suitable lugs or bearings 12. The supporting arm 10 extends upward through the longitudinally slotted guide 13 and is provided with a bumper 14 adapted su 'mortml plunger 15 when the arm 10 is moved rearward. or to the left. Fig. 1, to bring the shoe support or jack in heel breasting position.

The shoe support or jack muy be. of any desired type, that illustrated comprising a desired type to contact with a spring 'lli " is normally, held to the arms .25 Substantially 'as in my prior-Patent No.

. Extending the presser-foot slide 30, whereby the post 16 rests on segmentalwedge i9 hung upon the arm 10' by the hangers or links 20, 21, Fig.1, a handle 22 being provided to manipulate. the Wedge segment 19. in order to raise orv lower the post 16 and consequently the position of theshoe'supported by the jack, as Will be apparent. A link 23 pivoted to the arm 10 at 24 and to the handle 2:2 at 25 serves to keep the handle in convenient position for manipulating the segment, as will be apparent. Thexpost 16 one side in-the socket 526 in the upper end of the arm 10 by a light spring 27, Fig. 2, position sidewise against the action of the spring 27 by the operator, being" guided in this movement and restrained from rotation by the surfaces 28 and, guides 29-.

I Mounted to slide vertically in'suitable guides provided in the rear bracket 3,Figs. l and 8, is a presser-foot slide 30 having arms 31, 31, at'the lower portion, F igs. 8 and 9, to which is pivotally connected at 33 32 of the presserfoot carrier 34,

958,306, dated May 17, 1910. The rear part of the presserfoot carrier 34 has connected theretoat '85 the screw 36threaded into an internally screw-threaded'sleeve 37 sustained by an arm 39 projecting from the press-er foot slide 30, Fig. said sleeve37 having secured thereto the .hand wheel 38 by which the slant or'inclina'tion' of the presserfoot carrier may be varied. The, presser-foot I carr1er34' removably supports the presser-' plate 40, the front edge of which is formed to correspond to the contour desired for the heel breast. For'difi'erent heel breast contents different pre'sser-plates may be readily substituted for eachother in the carrier.

carrier 34 is afinger or pointer 41 movable over a scale 42 depending from the bracket or arm 39 projecting from the presser-foot operator is enabled to readily adjust the presser-foot carrier and plate to the requirements of the heel skilled in the art. I

Mounted on' the bracket 4, at 43, Fig. 5, is a. lever 44, one end of which is connected to slide 30 by the right and left screw threaded pins or rods 45 and 46, Figs. 1 and 8, and internally right and left threaded sleeve 47, a hand wheel 48 being provided on the sleeve47 for conveniently adjusting breast, as will be readily understood by those I the lengthof the connection between the end and; is moved into rearward of the presser-foot actuation of the cured thereto by a clamp or set screw 51 a foot or collar 50, Fig. 3. Disposed between the fixed collar and collar 52 loose on said actuator or rod 49 is a spring 53, wh'ereby, upon upward movement of the loose collar '52, the actuator or rod 49 will be lifted by a yielding force. Mounted on the main shaft 5'i's a cam 54, 'see dotted lines, F ig. 8, on which travels a roll 55 carried by a lever orarm 56 pivoted at 57 to the column 1, the end 58 of said lever finding a seat in the under surface of the loose collar 52, the construction being such that upon'rotation of the shaft 5 the actuator or rod 49 will be lifted with a yielding force and the presser-pla-te 40 be clamped or forced upon the heel 59, Fig. 8, of a shoe 60 presented for the breasting operation.

It is desirable that the presser-plate be first brought into contact with the heel by a light pressure to enable the heel to be adjusted in proper position for the breastinp: operation, or that the breast edge of the toplift may be made to conform in position with the edge of the presser-plate, and to this end the following construction is provided as one embodiment of this feature of the invention. I

livotally connected to the treadle 8 at 61.

Figs. 1 and 3, is an arm 62 extending upward fromthe treadle and having a socket 63 in which is movable a piston or plate 64, Fig. 4, having a stem 65 guided at its lower end. as by a socket 66 in the arm 62. Disposed between the piston 64 and the shoulder 67 0f the arm 62 is the springGS normally actingto maintain the piston raised and seated against the under side of a screw-threaded cap 69, Fig. '4.

The lower end of the actuator or rod 49,

Figs. 3 and 4, is preferably screw-threaded 1 and engages a sleeve 70, Fig. 4, which is movable through the screw-threaded cap 69 connected to the arm 62. The sleeve 70 is preferably screw-threaded to the lower end of the actuator or rod 49 and a set nut 71 maybe employed to maintain the sleeve70 in adjusted position'on the rod 49, said sleeve 70' being formed as part of the piston 64.

From the consl'ructimi thus described it will be apparent that upon depression of the treadle 8 the arm 02 will be raised and with it the actuator or rod 49, thus bringing the mrsser-plate down upon the heel. of the shoe, due to the preliminary movement or depression of the treadle, and that such presser-plate is of a yielding nature due to the spring 68 and it's adjunctive parts, as hereinbefore described. The preliminary depression of the treadle, just described, is not suilicient to cause the clutch engagement bctween'the pulley 7 and the driving shaft 5, so that the presser-plate becomes seated upon the heel with a subpressurc, in the manner stantial but light shaft 88 by means of described, before the machine starts into its power actuation. Upon further depression of the treadlc, however, the pulley 7 is clutched to the driving shaft 5 and, through the cam 54, lever 56, and loose collar 52, the actuator or rod 49 will be further operated to cause the presser-plate to be moved against a heel with a clamping pressure which isthus power applied.

While the resser-plate 40 is held upon the heel with the preliminary pressure, as above described, it IS desirable that the shoe and its support be free for movement so that the heel breast may be brought into proper positien relative to the edge of the presser-platc, and that, as the prcsser-plate is forced into clampin action upon the heel by the parts hereinbefore described, it is desirable that the shoe support be then locked so that further movement of the shoe or its support is prevented. To this end the ii'ollowine device is employed as one embodiment of his feature of the invention.

Projecting rearward from the upper part of the arm or support 10 is a bracket 71", having a series of teeth 72 carried by an enlarged head portion 73, Fig. 1. Project mg rcarwardly from the upper part of the column 1 is a bracket arm 74 having a guideway 75, Fig. 10, for a lockin r bolt 76 having its lower end 77 formed ibr engagement with any one of the locking teeth 72 on the head 73. While only one looking bolt is illustrated in the drawing, it is to be under stood that more than one may be employed where a nicety of locking action desired, so that one of the series of bolts may engage with a locking tooth on the head 7?), in a manner well understood by those skilled in the art.

The locking bolt 76 is provided with a recess 7 8 inwhich is seated a spring, 79, the upper end of which bears upon a cap piece 80 carried by the bracket arm 74, the normal tendency of the spring 79 serving to depress the locking. bolt 76 into locking engagement. with the head 73. The locking" bolt 76 has a shouldered portion 81, Fig. 10, which over-j lies a footor toe portion 82 carried by al lifter S3 guided for movement in the end of the bracket arm 74. The upper end of the litter is connected at 84 to a link 83 which is itself jointed at 86, Fig. 1, to an arm 87 operatively connected to a shaft 89, whereby, upon movement of said shat't clockwise, Figs. 1 and 5, the arm 87 will be actuated to lift the locking bolt 76 from looking engagement with the head 73 carried by the shoe support. In order that the arm 87, and consequently its path of lifting action may be properly adjusted, it is connected to the an arm 89, Fig. l, and

. an adjusting screw 90.- whereby upon manipulation of the adjusting screw 90 the arm 87 may be adjusted to change the path of movemeat of the locking bolt 70, as will be readily understood by those skilled in the art.

Mounted in suitable guideways 91. Fig. 5, is a knife carrier slide 92 having lugs 93 to which is connected the rod or knife slide uctuator 94. The rod 94 for actuating the knife carrier slide, see Fig. 3, is connected to the main driving shaft so as to be yicldingly reci rocated thereby, in order to draw down or repress the knife carrier slide with the yielding action in a manner as willprcsently appear. As one means oi carrying this characteristic, action into effect, the rod 94- has connected thereto the cylinder 95, Fig. 3, in which reciprocally mounted the piston or plunger 96, Fig. 3. connected to a rod 97. the lower bearing portion 99 of which passes throu h an appropriate bearing, in the l'lll'QM ed nut 98, said nut being screwthreaded into the lower end of the cylinder 95 and sustaining one end of a spring 100 contained in the cylinder 95, the upper end of said spring being seated against the piston 96. The threaded nut 98 has a capstan head 101 by which it may be readily turned to adjust the tension of the spring 100 to suit the conditions of work. and the lock nut 102 is preferably employed to hold the parts in adpisted position. The rod 97 has a screw thread connection at 103 with an eccentric strap 104, Fig. 3, which embraces ancccentric 105 secured to the main shaft 5, the construction being such that upon rotation of the main shaft 5 the eccentric will be turned in a manner well understood, and the rod 97 will pull down or depress the kni Fe carrie slide in a yielding manner due to the action of the spring 100 and the parts hereinbofore described.

The knife carrier slide 99, Figs. 5 and 9, carries appropriate guides 109 for the breastin'g knife 19?. the guides 106 luiving' their inner edge portions cut away, as at 108, Fig. 9, in order to increase the width of cutting action oi the knife, if desired. The knife 107, Fig. 9. has secured to its upper end portion a screw-tl'u'eaded rod 199 having screw-ti\roadcd thereto an adjustable not or knife holder llO. h lonnted upon the knife carricr slide 92 is a stop 111 against which the upper surface of the ad justahlc holder 110 abuts when the knife i in position on the holder and which takes up the thrusting: action of the knife during its cutting operation. in order that the knife may be. readily removed and another one substituted when desired, the stop .ll'l ispreferably bifurcated, as indicated in Figs. 8 and 9. and there is pivolally mounted on a pin 112 a knife sustaining, arm lli'i. Figs. 5' and 9, having; an cnd portion ill for cng'z'itrcniont by the hand. so that said knife sustaining arm 1L3 may be readily thrown into and out oi position, beneath the lower end or surface of the knife holder 110, the

engaging part of said knife sustaining arm 113 being preferably bifurcated, as indicated in Fig. 8.

From .thebonstruction thus far described it will be apparent that, upon turning the knife sustaining arm 113 outward from under the holder 110, the knife and its screw-threaded .rod 109 may be readily moved downward in its guideways 106 and detached from the knife carrier slide 92 and a new or different character of knife substituted therefor. it will also be obvious that, by adjustment of the holder or nut 110 upon the rod 109, the path of the knife cutting action may be varied.

A shoe, the heel of which is to be breasted, having been mounted upon the shoe support or jack and moved into position, and the presser-plate 10 having been preliminarily forced downward upon the heel by means of the treadle, as hereinbefore described, and said treadle having been further depressed to start the driving shaft into power operation, it will be seen that the first action of the device hereinbefore described will be to clamp the presser-plate firmly upon the heel and to lock the shoe support or jack with the shoe: in heel breasting position, so that the shoe is no longer capable of being moved with respect to the parts to operate upon it. Upon further movement of the driving shaft, the eccentric 105- will pull down or depress the knife carrier slide yieldingrly, the knife, during its cutting action, passing close to and. being engaged by the curved edue of the presser-plate 40, in a manner as will be readily understood. It is desirable that the cutting;- action of the knife be arrested so that it will not cut into the material of the shoe sole, and to this end the following means is employed.

'Mounted upon the knife carrier slide 92, preferably. at the front thereof, is a stop carrier 115, said. stop carrier being provided with a stop 116 which, undercertain conditions to be hereinafter described, may be arrested during the cutting action of the knife and prevent the latter from injuring the shoe sole. As one means of carrying this feature of the invention into effect, the stop 116 is mounted on a screw-threaded rod 117 supported in suitable apertures 118, Fig. 8, in the stop carrier, said screwthreaded rod 117 being prevented from turning movement in thesaid carrier by means of a screw or pin 119. .Mounted upon the scrcw-tl'ircaded rod 1.17 anut 120, Fig. 5:, which is embraced by the upper and lower walls of a slot 121, Fig. 5, formed in the stop carrier 115, the construction being such that upon rotative movement of the nut 120 the screw-threaded rod 117 will be raised or lowered with respect to thecutting edge of the knife to thereby adjust the position of the stop 116.

Mounted for reciprocating movement in suitable ways 122, preferably formed in the knife carrier slide 92, Fig. 9. is a breasting stop carrier 1233, Figs. 5 and 8, having pivotally mounted. at its lower end 124 the breastins stop 125, Figs. 5 and 8, said breasting' stop 125 being preferably so connected to the lower end of the breastingz; stop carrier by means of a detachable connection 126 in the form of a slide pin which may be readily withdrawn so that the breasting' step 125 may be readily detached from the carrier and another one substituted therefor. The lower bearing portion 127 of the l'n'eastinu stop, Fins. 5 and 8, is preferably curved. as indicated, and formed with an extended surface so that such pressure as may be transmitted to the shoe sole through the breasti'ng stop will not seriously mar it. it will be noted that the breastinp; stop 125 is formed with a central opening so that chips and pieces of leather detached from the heel will readily escape through the same, and that spring fingers 128 connected to the lower cross bar 12-1 of the breasting stop carrier serve to hold the breasting stop 125 in its normal position, as indicated in Figs. 5 and 8, to permit the breasting stop to yield under the action of force.

Mounted on the shaft 88 carried by suit able hearings on the top portion 2 of the machine frame is the breasting stop actuating lever 129, Fig. 5, one end of which carrie's a block 130, Fig. 5, mounted in a slot 181 in the top portion of the breasting stop carrier 123, the construction being such that upon movement of the brcasting stop lever 129 the breastiug stop carriermay be raised and lowered in its hearings in a manner as will presently appear. Connected to the opposite end of the breasting stop actuating lever 129. is the rod 132, Fig. 5, extending downward within the main column and connected, Fig.3, at its lower end, to an arm 133 of a bell crank lever pivoted at 13-1 and carrying on its other arm 135 a roll 136 2 which engages a cam path 137 formed in a cam secured to the driving shaft Since the cam path actuates the bell crank lever positively and through a uniform stroke, and since the thickness or character of the work may vary and consequently the stroke of the breasting stop slide be varied, it is desirable that the ;connection between the cam 137 and the stop slide shall be of a yielding character, and to this end. the outer arm 138 of the lever 129, Fig. 5, is provided with a rock shaft 139 carrying a block 140 through an aperture of whichv passes the upper end 141 of the rod 132, the upper end of said with a suitable washer and nut 142, Fig. 5. Surrounding the upper portion 141 of the rod 132 is a spring 143, the upper end of which bears upon the under surface of the rod above the block being provided the breastin stop is block 116 and the lower end upon the upper surface of a turn-buckle by which said rod 13:2 may be adjusted as to length, in a manner as will be readily understood.

From the construction thus far described it will be apparent that upon operation of the main driving shaft 5 the breasting stop carrier will be moved downward into contact with the shank portion of a shoe resting upon the shoe support or jack, and that after the breasting stop has met the shank of the shoe the spring 143 will yield and prevent injury to the shoe sole. \Vhen thus in position on the sole of the s me, if no means wereprovided to sustain the breasting stop in this position it would be forced with injurious pressure upon the shoe sole by the step 116 as it contacts with the part 121 of the breasting stop carrier during the cutting movement of the knife, and to avoid this injurious action the present invention contemplates the pro visio'n of means whereby, when the breasting stop is in contact withthe shoe and the knife moves downward in its cutting action the brcasting stop will be sust :ined or locked in its position from the machine frame or other stationary part. As one means of attaining this end the invention (IODiCll'lDlitllCS the follmving construction, reference being bad to Figs. 1 and Mounted to slide in suitable ways 1-15 extending transversely of the bracket 3, F igs. 1 and 5, is a broasting stop support preferably formed as a wedge 1 l6, the breasting stop carrier 123 being provided with a eoacting shoulder 1 1-7 adapted to contact with the inclined surface 14-8 of the wedge orsupport 1-16 in a manner as will presently appear. Connected to the wedge 116 is an actuator or arm 149, Figs. 1 and pivoted to the bracket 3 at 150 and having an arm 151 to which is connected one end of a spring 152, the other end of said spring being connected at 153 to a fixed part, as a pin projecting from the bracket 3. The actuator or arm 149 has a pin 154 extending into a slot 155 provided near the outer portion of the wedge 1-16, the construction being such that the spring 152 normally acts to force the wedge inward or to the right, Fig. slide 92 is a track or can) 156 having an inclined upper end 157, as indicated in Fig.

A roll 158 carried by the arm or actuator 119 is adapted to ride on the track or cam 156 as the knife carrier slide is moved up and down during its cutting and retreat ing action, the construction being such that upon (101V11Wt1fd movement of the knife and prior to its final cutting movement the track or cam 156 moves down from under the roll 158, thus permitting the spring 152 to move the wedge or stop 146 inward or to the right,

Fig. 5, until its inclined surface 118 meets on the breasting the enacting surface 147 Mounted upon the knife carrier stop carrier 1:23, the latter in the meantime having been moved downward so that the broasting step 127 rests upon the sole of the shoe, It will thus be apparent that the breasting stop carrier 123 is now sustained by the stop or wedge 146 so that any pres sure applied to the breasting stop carrier slide will be transmitted to the wedge 1-16 rather than to the shoe sole.

In order that the wedge 1 16 may not be displaced by pressure upon its inclined sur face of the coat-ting surface 1-1-7 on the stop carrier slide, the wedge is provided with a flange 1'59, F'gs. l and 5, which in addition to moving in the guideway 1&5 is em braced by the bifurcated end 160 of an arm 161, see dotted lines Fig. 5, said arm being pivoted at 162 and carrying at its lower end a roll 163 adapted to ride on a cam or track 16:1 having an inclined end 165 secured to the knife carrier slide 92, the construction being such that as the knife carrier slide moves downward in the cutting action of the knife the roll 158 will first be freed from the track 156 and the spring 152 will move the wedge 146.inward to the right until its inclined surface 148 finds the coaetiug surface 147 on the breast stop slide which in the meantime has been moved downward until the breasting stop 1:27 contacts with the sole of the shoe. When the )arts have assumed this relation and the knife carrier slide )2 continues in its down-. ward i'novenicnt, the track 16 1 moves from under the roll 163 on the lever 161, and said lever is then freed to the action of spring 166, so that its bifurcated upper end 160 bites or grasps the flange 159 of the osition wedge and locks the wedge in the it assumed when it found the sur' ace on the brcasting stop carrier slide.

In the reverse movement of parts after the breasting operation, the knife carrier slide in moving upward first engagesihe track 164 with the roll 163 of the lever 161 and unlocks the cam 146, whereupon continued upward movement of the knife car-, rier slide causes the cam or track 156 to engage the roll 1.58 of the actuator or arm 1-19 and move the wed ge outward or to inoperative position. As the parts move upward to inoperative position, it is desirable that any chips or pieces of leather detached by the breasting operation be. swept from the shoe shank or sole and to this end the following construction is provided as one embodiment of this feature of the invcrition. Pivotally mounted at 167, Fig. 5, to the col umn 1 is an arm 168, to the outer end of which is pivotally connected at 169 a sweeper arm 170 to the upper or free end whereof is connected a wire 171 preferably formed with a coil 172 and having its end secured to the sweeper arm-170 by means of a set screw 173, as indicated in Figs. 5 and 8.

' the The sweeper arm 170 passes through a slot 174 of the machine frame and between two stationary pins 175 secured to the machine frame, the Construction being such that the pins 175 guide the sweeper arm in its movement. The arm 168, hereinbefore described is provided with a too 176, Fig. 5, and is normally held in depressed position, as indicated in Fig. 5, by means of a cord or connection 177 and spring 178, Fig. 3, said spring 178 having its end secured at- 179.

The arm 168 is likewise provided with a lugj180, Fig. 5, provided with a recess 181 in which fits a piston 182 carried by a stem 183 supported at 184 from the column 1, said parts acting as a dash pot to yieldingly arrestthe downward movement of the arm 168 after it has been raised, in amanner as will presently appear.

*Pivotally supported by the column 1 at 185 is a bell crank lever, one arm 186 of which has pivoted to the end thereof at 187 a trip 188, the lower end 189 of said trip being connected to one end of a spring 190, the other end of which is connected to the fixed part at 191, the construction being such that the tri 188, when the arm 186 is moved to the le t or contra-clockwise, Fig. 5,"may yield as it engages the toe 176 of the arm 168, but as the arm 18 6 of the bell crank is moved clockwise, and when the trip 188 isat the left of the toe 176, said trip will lift the arm 168 until it passes underthe toe 176, therebv moving the sweeper arm 170 in its sweeping action to carry the end of the wire 171 across the shoe shank at the breast of the heel, movement of the sweep in the opposite direction being accomplished b, the cord or connection 177 and the spring 1 8, as hereinbefore described.

To accomplish the desired movement of the arm 186, said arm 186 has connected thereto an actuator 192, Fig. 5, engaging at its end 193 a recess in the collar 19-1- secured to the rod 132 for actuating the breast stop carrier, the construction being such that as the breast stop carrier rod 132 moves upward to bring the breast stop 127 into contact with the shoe, the trip 188 moves outward under the toe 176, being tilted on its pivot 187 during such movement and when to the left of the toe 176 it springs out under the action of the spring 190, so that on the downward movement of the rod 132, Fig. 5, and during the upward movement of breasting stop 127, the wire 171 will be moved by the sweeper arm 170 across the shank of the shoe, as will be readily understood.

It has been found in practice that in treating some characters of material chips are liable to fiy forward through the opening of the breasting stop 127, and to obviate any injurious efiect to the operator, standpointer or indicator 205,

greases ing in front of the machine, there is mounted at 195, Figs. 5 and 7, a guard carrier 196 comprising an arm extending downward from its pivotal support 195 and having projecting laterally therefrom a guard or shield 197 preferably formed of leather or other desirable material. The arm 196 at its upper portion is provided with the flat faces 198 and 199, against which may bear the end of a plunger 200, Fig. 7, normally pressed into contact with one or the other of said flattened surfaces by a spring 201, the construction being such that when the guard 197 is thrown downward into guard position, the plunger 200 will maintain it in that position, and when thrown upward by slight force exerted thereon the guard will be held in its upper or raised position to enable ready access to the knifeor other parts It will be noted that the. nut 120, Figs. 5 and 8, is provided with spirals on its outer surface. These spirals are designed to engage a finger 202, Fi s; 5 around the nut 120 and hearing at its opposite end portions upon the face of the stop carrier 115, a gage 203 preferably being provided alongone edge of the stop carrier to indicate by the movement of the finger 202 the adjustment made to the stop 116. I

In order that the operator may readily adjust the. presser-plate l0 to the heightof the shoe to be treated, the Presser-foot slide 30, Figs. 1 and 5, is provided with a bracket arm 204 to which is connected a the end of which travels over a scale 206, Fig. 5, which scale may be appropriately numbered according to the sizes or heights of heels.

In order that the lower edge of the knife may be adjusted to proper position with respect to the scope of the knife carrying slide and thereby properly cut the. breast of the heel, it is desirable that the sleeve or holder 110 be adjusted to proper position on the screw stem 109 secured to a knife. This is particularly desirable when, after grind- .ing the edge of the knife to sharpen it, the

length of the knife has become shortened, as will be readily understood, and to this end the frame of the machine is provided with two gages 207 and 208, Fig. 1, on the lower one 208 of which the edge of the knife after grinding may rest and the holder or sleeve 110 be then adjusted by rotative movement on the stem 109 to bring its upper surface against the under surface of the upper gage 207. After this adjustment the knife may be readily placed in its guideways and moved upward into position on the knife carrying slide 92, the upper surface of the sleeve or holder 110 at such times bearing against the under surface of the stop 111 so that the edge of the knife will be in prc'iper and 8, bent,

position with respect to the stroke of the knife carrying slide, as will be readily understood.

The mode of operation of the machine will be apparent to those skilled in the art from the above described construction and its related parts, and while the invention contemplates the above construction as one embodiment or form of the invention, it is to be understood that the invention is not circumscribed by the details herein. shown and described as such embodiment thereof, but is definitely set forth in the claims.

What is claimed is: 1. In a heel breasting machine, the combination of breasting means, a breasting stop movable into contact with the shoe, and a sliding wedge movable under a part connected to the breasting stop to support the breasting sto while the stop arrests the operation of the breasting means.

2. In a heel breasting machine, the combination of breasting means. a breasting stop, a member movable into the path ofmovement of a part connected to the breasting stop to positively support the breasting stop while the stop arrests the operation of the breasting means, and a lock for holding the said member in arresting position.

3. In a heel breasting machine, the combination of heel breasting means, a breasting stop movable toward and from the work and provided with a shouldered portion, and means coacting with said shouldered portion and sustained by the machine frame for positively supporting the breasting stop independent of the shoe during the action of the breasting means.

4. In a heel breasting machine, the combination of heel breasting means, a brcasting stop, means for positively supporting the breasting stop independent of the shoe dnring the action of the breasting means, and means for holding the supporting means in arresting position.

5. In a heel breasting machine, breasting means, a breasting stop to engage the work, a slide movable into position to positively support the stop independent of the wor: while the stop arrests the action of the blreasting means, and means for moving the s ide.

6. In a heel breasting machine, the combination of heel breasting means, a breasting stop adapted to contact with a shoe and determine the extent of action of the breasti'ng means, a support for the breasting stop to positively sustain the said stop indepcndout of the shoe during action of the breasting means, and means to move said support into and out. of operative position.

7. In a heel breasting machine, the combination of heel breasting means, a breasting stop adapted to contact with a shoe and determine the extent of action 01? the breast. ing means, a support for the hrensting stop to sustain the said stop independent. of the shoe during action of the breasting means, means to move said support into and out of stop sustaining position, and a lock to h old the support. in its stop sustaining position.

8. In a heel breasting machine, heel breasting means, a breasting stop adapted to contact with the shoe and determine the extent of action of the brcasting means, and means for positively sustaining the breasting stop from the machine frame and independent of the shoe during action of the breasting means.

9. In a. heel breasting machine, the combination of breasting means, a breasting stop and its carrying slide, a supporting member carried by the said slide, a cooperating supporting member having a supporting surface, and means for moving said supporting members into contact to positively sustain the breasting stop independent of the work during the action of the breasting means.

10. In a heel breasting machine, the combination of breasting means, a breasting stop to arrest the movement of the breasting means, a carrier for said stop, a wedge men her, and means for moving the wedge member into the path of movement of the breast ing stop carrier to support the-breasting stop independent of the work.

11. In a heel breasting machine, the combination of breasting means, abreasting stop to arrest the movement of the breasting means, a carrier for said stop, a wedge memher, and means for moving the wedge member transversely into the path of movement of the carrier to bring its surface into and out of supporting relation with the carrier.

12. In a heel brcasting machine, the combination of breasting means, abreast in g stop to arrest the operation of the breasting means, a stop carrying slide, means to move the stop into contact with the shoe, a sup porting member on the slide, and a wedge movable variable distances to bring it into contact with said supportin member to sustain the breasting stop independent of the work during the action of the breasting means.

13. In av heel lit-casting machine, the combination of heel brcastino" means, a breasting stop to engage the wor h, a wedge member movable into position to support the stop iudc 'iendent of the work while the stop .arrests the action of the brensting means, a spring for moving the wedge member into supporting position. and positively actuated means for moving the wedge member in the opposite direction.

14. In a heel breasting machine, the combination of heel lit-casting means, a breasting stop to arrest the action of the breasting I sleeve, and a latch for means and adapted to contact with the shoe, a supporting member positioned by the l'ireasting stop when it rests upon the shoe, and sustaining means upon the machine frame movable beneath the positioned sup" porting. member to support the breasting stop independent of the shoe as it arrests the breasting means. v

15. In a heel breasting machine, the combination of heel breasting means, a. breasting stop to arrest the action. of the breasting means and adapted to contact with the shoe, a supporting member positioned by the breasting stop when it rests upon the shoe,

sustaining means upon the machine frame movable beneath the positioned supporting member to support the breasting sto independent of the shoe as it. arrests the reasting means, and actuating devices for said sustaining means.

' 16. In a heel breasting machine, the combination of heel breasting means, abreasting stop to arrest the action of the breasting means and adapted to contact with the shoe, a supporting member positioned by the breasting stop when it rests upon the shoe, sustaining means upon the machine frame movable beneath the positioned supporting member to support the breasting stop independent of the shoe as it arrests the breasting means, and locking devices for said sustaining means.

17. In a heel breasting machine, the combination of a knife carrying slide having ways for holding the edges of the knife, actuating means for said slide, a heel breasting knife, a stem projecting upward from said knife, a lug having an open slot for the said stem, and a swinging knife sustainer pivoted to ing the knife to its slide, and the rec end of said sustainer being movable outward from the'slide.

I 18. In a heel breasting machine, the combination of'a knife carrying slide, actuating means therefor, a knife having a threaded stem,'an adjustable sleeve or holder on said stem between the ends thereof, an open or bifurcated stop on the knife carrying slide to engage about the stem at one side of said engaging the opposite side of said sleeve.

19. In a heel brcasting machine, the combination of a knife carrying slide, actuating means therefoiy'a knife having a threaded stem, an adjustable sleeve or holder on said stem, and means on the slide incliuling a latch for detachably engaging the threaded stem above and below the adjustable sleeve or holder.

20. In a heel breasting machine, the combination of aknife carrying slide, actuating means therefor, said slide having a stop and a swinging knife sustainer, a breasting knife having a stem, and an adjustable holder or 'hination oi. l'nreastiug means,

the slide for detachabl connect-- memes sleeve on said stem disposed between the stop and'swiuging knife sustuii'ior.

EH. in a heel l)l('.'lr-4lill,f nnurliiue, the cone biuatiou of a knife carrying slidehaving ways for supporting the edges of the knife, actuating means for said slide, a breasting knife having secured thereto a stem, a holder or sleeve screw threaded to said stem, at stop on the slide adapted to bear upon one surface of said holder or sleeve, and a swinging knife sustainer adapted to engage the other surface of said sleeve or holder to d -tachably hold the knife in Working position on the slide.

22. In a. heel bre-asting machine, the combination of heel breasting means, a breasting stop, a breastirg stop carrier having a shoulder abovethe breasting stop, means for moving the breasting stop into contact with. the shoe, a stop carried by the breast- ;ing means adapted to contact with the shoulder on the breasting stop carrier, means for relativelyv adjusting-the stop on the breasting means and shoulder, and means for inlpportm the breasting stop independent,

oi the work to arrest the action of the hreasting means.

123. In a heel breasting machine, the coma. stop carrier movable with the breasting means, a stop on the stop carrier, means for adjusting the stop, said adjusting means having a spiral operatin portion 120, and an arm engaging said spiral portion and movable thereby to indicate the adjustment of the stop on the stop carrier.

2%. In a heel breasting machine, the combination of breasting means. a breastine' stop carrier movable with the breasting means, a stop on the stop carrier, means for adjusting the stop with relation to the stop carrier, and an arm connected to and movable by the stop ad usting means toindicate the position of the stop with reference to the stop carrier.

25. In a heel breasting machine, the combination oi. heel breasting means, devices for operating the same, a breasting stop movable. toward and from the work, and a guard i'novable with the breasting' stop toward and from the work.

26. in a. hooling machine, the combinalion of breasting means. a breasting stop to contact with the Work and having-an opening for the passage of chips, means for supporting the breasting stop independent of the Work to arrest the action of the brcastiug means, and a guard movable With the breasting stop into and out of position in front of the heel to be breasted and extending over the opening in said stop.

21. In a hoeling machine, the coml'iination of broasting means, a breasting stop to contact with the work and having an opening for the passage of chips, a breasting stop sov carrier, and a chin guard mounted to move I with the breasting stop into and out of position in front of the heel to be breasted and extending over the openinp in said stop.

28. In a heelinp; machine, the combination of breasting means, a breasting stop to contact with the work and having an opening for the passage of chips. and a chip guard movable with the breasting stop and disposed in front of said opening. said guard being also mounted for movement independent of the stop.

29. In a heel hreasting machine, the combination of heel breasting means, a breasting stop carrier having a shoulder to arrest the action of the breastmg means, a breast ing, stop pivotally connected to the carrier to swing away fromlhe heel being breasted, and means for yieldiugly holding the stop from swinging movement.

30. In a. heel til-casting machine, the combination of heel breasling means, a breasting stop carrier, a breasting stop pivotally mounted to swing away from the heel being breasted, and'a chip guard disposed in front of the breasting-means and mounted to be swung away from the heel being breasted.

31. In a heel breasting machine, the com bination of heel breasting means, a spring: linger -lor removing chips severed by the breasting means. an arm carrying said spring finger, a lever carrying said arm, and means for actuating said lever as the heel breasting means returns to initial position after the breasl'ing operation.

32. In aheel breasliiu, machine, the combination of heel breasting means, a bralstlug stop, operating: devices for said means and stop, a chip removing spring linger, and an arm, as 170. carrying said linger, said arm being actuated as the said devices move to initial position to sweep the spring linger transversely over he sole in front of the heel to remove chips from themachine.

33. ln a heel breasting.machine, the combination of heel breasting means.- a breasting stop to contact with the work. operating devices for said breasting stop, and chip re moving means actuated by said o ieratiney devices to sweep over the shoe sole.

34. In a heel breasting machine. the combination of heel breasting means, a pressec plate, means for giving a preliminary pressure of the presser-plate upon the heel to enable it to be positioned with respect to the edge of the presser plate, power actuated means for giving a clamping; pressure to said presser plate upon the heel, and locking means at the rear of the shoe when the latter is in breasting position for locking the shoe in breasting position subsequent to the preliminary pressure of the presser-platc and during the acting of the breasting means.

35. Ina heel breasting machine, the combination of heel breasting means, a breasting stop adapted to contact with the shoe. means for operating said stop toward and from the shoe, a lock disposed at the rear of the breasting means in! holding a shoe in position duringthe breasting action, and means controlled by the hreasting stop operating means for controlling said loclc.

36. In a heel breasting machine, the combination of heel bi-casting means. a presserplate Barrier. a n'esser-plate carried there by, operator controlled means for giving the presscr-plate. a preliminary )ressure upon the heel, power means for subsequently increasing the pressure oi? the presser-plate, right and left threaded rods connecting the presseuplate carrier to its actuating means, a hand wheel having a lel't and right interiorly threaded sleeve engaging said rods. and a lock disposed at the rear of the presser plate acting subsequent to the application of the increased pressure to hold the shoe in position during the action of the ln'eansting means.

37. in a heel breaslin r machine. the combination of heel breasting means, a press-erplate carrier, a presserplate mounted thereon, means for adjusting the presserplate, an indicating scale sustained by the carrier. and a pointer movable with the adjustable presser-plate.

38. In a heel breasting machine, the combination of heel breasting' means. a. breastiug stop having a shoulder, a movable sustaining member for the breasting stop, and means controlled by movement of the breasting Ineansfor moving said member into position to meet said shoulder and positively support the breastiug stop as the breasl'ing .meaus descends.

39. In a. heel breastiug machine. lhe con bination ol' heel breastine; means. a breast in; stop having a shoulder, a movable sustaining member lot the breasting stop, means controllml b movement of the breast int: means for moving; said member into position to meet said shoulder and positively support the breasting stop as the breasting means descends, and a lock for said sustaining' member.

40. In a heel breastiugmachine, the combination of heel breastine means, a support for sustaining the shoe during; the action of the breastine means, a presser plate to act upon the heel first with a preliminary and then a final pressure. an arm extending from the shoe supporting; means to the rear thereof, and a lock for engaging said arm after the application of the prelin'iinary presser by the presser plate and when the heel has been positioned with. respect to said plate to hold the shoe supporting. means in position during the action of the breastinp; means.

H. In a heel breasting machine, the combination of hreasting means, a brcasting stop,a guard movable with the hreasting breasting knife.

4 In a heel breasting machine, the combination of a reci 'irocating heel breasting knife, a breasting stop and its carrier to arrest the action of the knife, a shoulder as 147, on said carrier, and a slide, as 14.6 for engaging said shoulder and supporting the said carrier independent of the shoe and in the position it assumes when the stop rests upon the shoe.

M-kiln a heel breasting machine, the combination of. a reciprocating heel breasting knife, a breasting stop to arrest the actiml of the breasting knife when it has completed the breasting action, a shoulder, as 14?, connected to the breasti-ng'stop, yieldingly actuated means for moving the stop into contact with the shoe and positionin said shoulder, and means supported from the machine frame to be engaged by said shoulder for supporting the breasting stop independent of the shoe during the action of the brcasting knife.

4.5. In a heel breasting machine, the combination of a reciprocating heel breasting knife, a breasting stop and its carrier to arrest the action of the knife, a shoulder, as 147, on said carrier, a slide, as 146, for engaging said shoulder and supporting the said carrier independent of the shoe and in the position it assumes when the stop rests upon the shoe, and means for locking the slide in opcrativeposition.

46. In a heel breasting machine, the combination of a reciprocating heel breasting knife, a support for sustaining and holding a shoe in position for the action of the heel breasting knife, a presser plate for pressing upon the heel to be breasted, an actuating rod for said presser plate, a treadle, yielding connections between the treadle and rod for preliminarily seating the presser plate upon the heel, a cam, a spring on said. rod, and a loose collar acting on said spring in response to the cam for seating the presser plate with power upon the heel.

:47. In a heel breasting machine, the combination of heel breasting means, operating devices therefor, a shoe support movable to and from operative relation with the breasting means to sustain a ,shoe during the breasting operation, a lock disposed in rear of the l)l'(-2lfillll means to lock the shoe in position during the action of the breasting means, and means controlled by the breasting operating devices to actuate said lock.

48. in a heel breasting machine, the combination of heel breasting moans, operating devices therefor, a shoe support movable to and from operative. relation with the breast ing means, a lock disposed in rear of the breasling means when the shoe is in heel bi'easting position forl'iolding the shoe support in ()])l.l'2ll,l\'( relation. with the brcasting means during the l'neasting operation, and n'leans acting automatically upon start-- ing the machine for operating the lock to cause the latter to become eit'ective to hold the shoe support in operative position.

4-9. In a heel brcast-ing machine, the com-' bination of heelbrcasting means, operating devices therefor, a shoe support movable to breasting means. a lock, comprising a member projecting from the shoe support and a member disposed in rear of the breasting means, for holding the shoe in heel breasting position, and means acting autonnlticallyto cause engagement and disengagement of the locking members. I

50. In a heel breasting machine, the combination of heel breasting means, operating devices therefor, a shoe support. movable to and from operative relation with the brcasting means, an arm projecting from the shoe support and having one member of a lock for holding the shoe support in operative relation with the breasting means, another locking member in rear of the breasting means, said locking members comprising interlocking engaging teeth, and means rendered 'etl'ertivc upon st-arting'the macl'linc for (musing engagement of the locking members after tie shoe has been positioned for the breasting operation.

51'. In a heel breasting machine, the combination of heel breasting means, operating devices therefor. a shoe support movable to and from operative relation with the breastmg means, an arm projecting from the shoe support and having one member of a lock for holding the shoe support in operative relation with the breasting means, another locking member, means acting normally to move it into locking position, and means controlled through the breasting devices to freesaid locking member to movement in response to said normally acting means.

52. In a machine for treating heels, the combination of a reciprocating tool for engaging the heel, a single operating means for giving the tool its actuating stroke in both directions, means comprising a Wedge for determining the length of the active and from operative relation With'the.

stroke of the tool, and means controlled by a characteristic of the work for setting said 53. In a machine for treating heels. the con'ibination ot' a reciprocating tool for engaging the. heel, power means tor reciprocating the tool in both directions. means coluprising a wedge for determining the stroke of the tool, means. controlled by a charm-teristic of the \v-ork tor setting said wedge. and means for positively nmiutaining said \vcdge in position during the action of the tool upon the work.

'54. In a machine i'or treating shoes, the. combination of a tool, means for impartimg an active stroke to said tool, a mo 'ablc wedge for predetermining the extent of the tool action in accordance with a characteristic of a shoe part, means for moving the Wedge, and means controlled by tool movement for permitting the operation of the wedge moving means.

55. In a machine for acting upon aportion of a shoe, a tool, means for yieldingly operating the tool, means comprising a \vedgefor automatically predetermining the limit of tool action in accordance with a characteristic of a shoe part, means controlled by tool movement for positioning the. wedge, and means for locking the wedge in position.

56. In a machine for treating the heels of boots and shoes, the combination of a tool, an actuator for said tool including a part adapted to yield, a stop having a part. to engage the shoe to determine the position of the stop for receiving the pressure of the actuator, and wedge means for supporting the stop in the position assumed by it.

57. .ln a machine for treating the heels of boots and shoes, the combination of a tool, operating means therefor, a shoe support movable by hand to and from operative position with relation to the tool. a lock disposed in rear of the tool to lock the shoe support in position during the action of the tool, and means controlled by the tool operating means to render the lock effective.

58. In a machine for treating the heels of boots and shoes, the combination of a tool,

operating means therefor, a shoe support movable by hand to and from operative position with relation to the. tool, a lock disposed in rear of the tool to lock the shoe support in position during the action of the tool. said lock comprising interengaging teeth, and means controlled by the tool operating means to render the lock eti'ective.

59. In a heel brcasting machine, the combination of breasting means and operating devices therefor, a shoe support pivotally mounted for movement to and from operative relation with the breasting means, an arm projecting from the shoe support and carrying one member of a locking device. a second member of said locking device back of the breasting means, and means rendered operative upon starting the machine to cause said locking members to engage to lock the shoe support in operative position.

(30. In a heel breasting machine, the combination of a pivotally mounted shoe sup port, an arm projecting therefrom and carrying a locking member, provided with a series of teeth, heel breasting means and operating devices therefor, a second locking member at the rear of the breasting means comprising a plurality of teeth, and means for automatically causing engagement of the teeth of said locking members.

til. In a machine tor operating upon boots and shoes, the. eombimition ot' a reciprocating tool, a. power-opcrated actuator for giving the tool its operating stroke in both directions, and means comprising a wedge for varying the operating stroke ot the tool.

(32. A. machine for treating the heels of boots and shoes. devices carrying a tool,

power means For rta'iprocating said devices in both directions through a determined range of movement, and means including a movable wedge for varying the range of movement of the tool.

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specifimtion, in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

THOMAS Gr. PLANT.

Witnesses EDEN van Evnna, AMELIA M. Ross. 

